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Heartbroken after the death of his eccentric lover, Jenks is left to care for Mutt's beloved pets on a lovely but isolated estate. With only the animals for company and rejected years earlier by his family when he left school to be with his lover, Jenks worries he's fading from the world-until one misty morning when he discovers a half-drowned man on the bank of the river. And not just any man, but one who may have been the victim of an attempted...
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Je fuis le silence comme la pluie mais mes mots sont des fleurs j'ai besoin de la foule et du néant de l'absence et du tout j'ai besoin d'équilibre pour faire fleurir mes mots I flee the silence like the rain but my words are flowers I need crowd and nothingness Darkness and light I need balance To make my words bloomJe fuis le silence comme la pluie mais mes mots sont des fleurs j'ai besoin de la foule et du néant de l'absence et du tout j'ai...
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Percy the park keeper works hard looking after the park and his animal friends who live there. But Percy still likes to find time for some fun and games. And of course in Percy's Park there's always time for a story...
This fantastic collection brings together six entertaining adventures:
The Secret Path
The Rescue Party
Percy's Bumpy Ride
After the Storm
The Treasure Hunt
One Snowy Night
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Coming to Hermosa Beach was meant to be my escape, a breather after the storm of my divorce. I was here to relish the Memorial Day festivities, not to trip down memory lane. But then I saw him - the boy I once babysat. Except, he wasn't a boy anymore. And those looks he gave me? They hinted at the promise that this just might not end up being a boring vacation. Sure, there's an age gap between us, but with chemistry this electric, does it even matter?...
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TikTok poet Shelby Leigh presents a moving and inspirational collection of poetry about growing up and embracing all the beauty life has to offer. The perfect gift for fans of Rupi Kaur, Connor Franta, and Cleo Wade.
Shelby Leigh breaks up her poignant and reflective poetry collection into two themes: the anchor and the sail. While the anchor explores issues of insecurity, heartbreak, and anxiety, the sail focuses on healing and hope after the storm.
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During World War Two, a young girl was seen around the Stoke Bishop area of Bristol riding her bike or a pony; climbing trees; building dens, playing with the 'gang' in Blaise Castle Woods, and a lot more besides! This seemingly carefree life had its darker side as the storm clouds of war thickened and broke overhead.
Riding Through the Storm recalls the author's life before, during and after the war. It is tinged with humour and remarkable occurrences...
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Every soul bears the whispers of its ancestors, but for Katerina, those murmurs became an inescapable roar.In the shadowed halls of Crestview, the weight of generational trauma strangled out the truth and love from Katerina's life. Now she grapples to navigate the imposed labyrinth in her mind. With the lines between her emotional voice and her authentic one blurred, she searches for an escape from generations of pain until a hidden pathway to empowerment...
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"...moving descriptions of Éire's [Ireland's] wayward sons and daughters yearning for a sense of belonging in the world." - Alexander Hackett, Montreal Review of Books
"If they ask, you can say we're wily micks who still refuse to be formed into anything other than what the spirits demand. Like the reshaped shoreline after the storm." -
Devin O'Sullivan has returned to his family's home on Grand Island, across from Kingston, Ontario, Canada,...
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She Survived Hurricane Katrina But Can She Survive Joshua?Bella makes it out New Orleans just moments after the levees broke. She escapes over the border into Texas, on a hot- wired school bus and back to the man she fled from five years ago, her infamous husband, former NBA superstar, Bad Boy Joshua Keys. Bella feels like she's running from one hurricane right into the crushing arms of the next, but these days Joshua Keys is living for the Lord....
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Burying Jane Doe: A Journey of Courage and Strength is written to encourage survivors of rape and sexual assault, especially women, since they make up the largest of the population of those who have been affected by this. This is a hard subject but affects so many. I wrote the book from my own personal experience with rape and identity recovery, because in the midst of that storm, I could not find anything to speak of that could...
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After meeting in school and dating, Andy Thompson, and Milly Richards, grew apart and began their adult lives separately, though they still held strong feelings for each other. While Milly sought a career in Design, Andy joined the Navy and began training as a SEAL, but after an auto accident led to his leg being amputated, he was discharged and with his dreams all but destroyed, chose to live on the sea, piloting a boat and doing his best to make...
12) Room 810
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Behind closed doors at The Scarlet Hotel, anything can happen... even finding love a world away.Alpha Gabriel Barclay should be happy. He should also be relaxed and carefree, but he is none of those things. He is literally paid to take vacations, traveling the world to review hotels and resorts, but for someone like him-some would call him uptight, but he prefers the word meticulous-everything seems to cause him stress. Delayed flights, lost luggage,...
13) Anchored Hearts
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Anchored Hearts: Dive into the profound journey of Bradley Dixon and his best friend, two souls intertwined by fate and bonded by an unbreakable connection. At the core of this riveting novel lies a story of resilience, hope, and the power of an enduring friendship that blossoms in the face of adversity.Bradley Dixon, a beacon of light in the darkness, meets his match at his lowest ebb. Together, they navigate the turbulent waters of past hurts, healing...
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"Agnes "Ness" Larkin has been out of the spotlight since her quick departure twenty years ago from a starring role in a hit teen TV drama. When the show is tapped for a reboot, no one is more surprised than Ness that she signs on to rejoin the cast, leaving behind a normal--if not exactly thrilling--life in Toronto. Also back for round two are Libby, Ness's former best friend and soon-to-be makeup-empire magnate, and Hayes, Ness's one-that-got-away,...
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"Without the Byzantine Empire, there never would have been Western civilization. Western civilization is generally regarded as the child of Athens, Jerusalem, and Rome. That is, in the West, our philosophical and political thought is derived from that of the ancient Greeks; our Christian religion comes from the Jewish religion, and both of these came to us via the Roman Empire and the civilization and culture it created. Western society has other...
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"A storm of illiberalism, building in the United States for years, unleashed its destructive force in the Capitol insurrection of January 6, 2021. The attack on American democracy and images of mob violence led many to recoil, thinking "That's not us." But now we must think again, for Steven Hahn shows in his startling new history that illiberalism has deep roots in our past. To those who believe that the ideals announced in the Declaration of Independence...
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Fleeing to her family home in Ireland after a devastating betrayal, Elise Lanscarr, when her stagecoach crashes in a storm, is rescued by a rough-looking, albeit handsome stranger, and finds this night is just the beginning of an unexpected, often dangerous, adventure which puts their hearts at risk.
18) Wild love
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Bloom Books
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2024.
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Forbes may have labeled Ford Grant the World's Hottest Billionaire, but all he cares about is escaping the press and opening a recording studio in gorgeous small town Rose Hill. Something that comes to a screeching halt when he ends up face-to-face with a young girl who claims he's her biological father. Now, he spends his days balancing business with parenting a sullen twelve-year-old, all while trying desperately to keep his hands the hell off his...
19) Happy pudding
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Picture Window Books, an imprint of Capstone
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[2024]
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IL: LG - BL: 1.9 - AR Pts: 1
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After a long storm Arlo invites his friends over to his house for a meal and makes his happy pudding to cheer them all up.
20) The glass frog
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Trailerback Books
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[2022]
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"Sophie Farrier -- a bright and imaginative teen girl -- was born with rotten luck. Misfortune has placed her in Seaside, a dull and dreary village filled with dull and dreary people. It is a place where creativity is frowned upon, outsiders are shunned, and no one dares to stand out. Those who actually muster up the courage to leave are never heard from again. After a terrible storm, the sea casts ashore a mysterious, unconscious man who bears the...